Fare register



S. MADSEN FARE R Dec. 21, 1937.

EGISTER Filed Oct. 19, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY Dec. 21 1937. 8 ADN v 2,103,084

FARE REGISTER Filed Oct. 19, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 /J 7%JVENTOR MW W S.MADSEN Dec. 21, 1937.

FARE REGISTER Filed Oct. 19, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTORNEY INVENTOR 4Sheets-Sheet 4 Dec. 21, 1937. s. MADSEN FARE REGISTER Filed Oct. 19,1935 ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 21, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FAREREGISTER Application October 19, 1935, Serial No. 45,734

5 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in fare registers.

One of the objects of this invention is to produce amechanically-actuated fare register, and 5 particularly a fare registerof the portable type, which will be capable of accurately registeringthe values of coins the larger of which has the smaller value, on asingle conventional counter, which is adapted on a relatively shortshaft movement to count one and on a relatively longer shaft movement tocount two, and thus to cause the coin of larger diameter to produce theshorter movement and vice versa.

Still another object of my invention is to provide, in a device of thecharacter specified, mechanism whereby insertion of a nickel willregister upon a single counter as one; the insertion of a dime willregister on said counter as two, and which will permit insertion andpassage 20 therethrough of a cent without any registration whatsoever.

Another object of my invention is to provide a pair of levers comprisinga primary countermoving lever and a compensating lever located atopposite ends of a coin slot and latches con trolling said leverswhereby a coin of small diameter will be capable of actuating only oneof said levers to produce a relatively long movement 30 on the counterand to make a count of two, While a coin of larger diameter will becompelled first to actuate the compensating lever and thereafter tocause a short movement of the primary lever to produce a count of one.

Another object of my invention is to arrange a primary latch and asecondary latch relative to the said compensating lever in such mannerthat the coin of small diameter, (the dime) will be incapable ofsimultaneously unlatching both of said latches and such latches willpreferably be so arranged that the secondary latch will be incapable ofoperation except through simultaneous movement of the primary latch forthe compensating lever and of the primary countermoving lever, whichsimultaneous movements cannot be accomplished by a dime, but can be madewith a nickel.

Another object of my invention is to provide, in a device of thecharacter specified, a pair of spring-pressed downwardly-inclinedface-gripping members adapted upon insertion to contact with the face ofthe inserted coin and upon an attempt at retraction or movement in theoppo- 5 site direction to grip and bite into the coin so as toeffectively prevent withdrawal thereof from the slot.

Another object of my invention is to provide a construction of fare boxembodying a casing provided with a counter, having mechanism ar- 5ranged to be moved to count one by a relatively short shaft movement andto be moved to count two by a double shaft movement, in combination witha counter-actuating mechanism engageable with the edges of a coin atopposite sides thereof, said mechanism being so arranged that a smallcoin will cause a greater movement of the counter-actuating shaft toproduce a double count on the counter and a coin of larger diameter willproduce a lesser movement of the counter shaft to produce a movementadapted for a single registration on said counter mechanism.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a fare registerconstruction that will not only count or indicate nickels as one anddimes 0 as two, but which will permit pennies to pass through the slotof the fare box without registration or counting.

In general terms, my invention comprises a fare-register constructionembodying a counter mechanism arranged upon a short shaft movement toregister, count, or indicate an increase of one, and upon a greatershaft movement to register, count or indicate an increase of two, incombination with lever mechanism actuated by engagement of the oppositeedges of coins for causing a coin with a larger diameter to produce arelatively short movement of said register shaft and a coin with ashorter diameter to produce a relatively greater movement of said shaft,said coin-actuated mechanism comprising a casing having a coin-slotobstructed at one end by a main pivoted counter-actuating leveryieldingly pressed into slot-obstructing position by a relatively strongspring and having a connection with said registering mechanism, saidslot being obstructed at the other end by an auxiliary doublylatched-lever yieldingly pressed into slot-obstructing position by arelatively weak spring, said levers being thus spaced from each other topermit insertion of a coin between the same and to be engaged by theopposite edges thereof. Said auxiliary lever is provided with a latchmember for latching it in coin-obstructing position and with acoin-engaging projection, said parts being so arranged at differentlevels and distances from the main lever that a dime or coin of smallerdiameter cannot simultaneously unlatch the latch of the auxiliary leverand move the edge) and at the other side edgewith the maincounter-actuating lever, thus causing a long swing, movement or throw ofsaid main counteractuating lever and producing on said counter mechanisma long shaft movement and a count of two. A nickel, or coin of largerdiameter on the other hand will simultaneously engage at opposite edgewith the main lever and said latch and will first unlatch said weakerauxiliary lever to cause an initial limited movement of predeterminedextent in, a direction opposite to the counter-actuating movement of themain lever and thereafter said'nickel in its further down- Ward movementbecause of said predetermined initial movement in the direction oppositeto the counter-actuating movement will cause only a relatively shortswing; throw ormovement of the stronger spring-pressed counter-actuatinglever and thus-will produce onsaid counter-mecha nisin only a shortshaft 'movementand a count of one.

7 My invention also comprises the positioning of the parts and thelimiting of the initial movement of said-auxiliary lever to such anextent that a coin having. a diameter intermediate the nickel anddimesuch as the penny. will in its movement through the slot .unlatch therelatively weakly ,sp1'ing-pressed auxiliary lever to permit the same tohave said initial movement .but will not move the said'lever to its fulllimit 'of movement and consequently will not produce. anycounter-actuating movement of the counter-actuating lever, and nocounting movement of the shaft of the counter will occur.

'The preferredconstruction of my invention alsoembodies means forsimultaneously engaging the opposite faces of a coin inserted in thecoin slot to prevent withdrawal after any partial insertion thereof.

vention comprises the combination of 'members and arrangement of partsso combined as to coact and cooperate with each other in the performanceof the functions and accomplishment of the results herein contemplated,and comprises in one of its adaptations the species or preferred formillustrated in the accompanying drawings,

in which: r r

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the rear side of my fare box with a part ofthe casing removed;

Fig.- 2 is a View from the front side partly in elevation and partly insection of a unit of the mechanism shown in Fig-1 removed from thecasing Fig. 3 is a view substantially similar to Fig-2 showing theposition of the mechanism when registering a dime;

4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the position of the 'mechanismwhen registering a nickel; V Fig, 5 isa view similar to Figs. 3 and 4showing nism shown in Fig. 7;

.Fig. 9 isa section on the line 99 of Fig. 7 looking in the direction ofthe arrows;

Fig. 10 is a view partly in front elevation and partly in section of aunit of the mechanism removed from the casing the same being shown innormal unactuated position;

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 10 showing a nickel inserted;

Fig. 12 is a section on the line 12-42 of Fig. 9, looking in thedirection of the arrows; Fig. 13 is a section on the line l3-i3 of Fig.7 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 13a is an enlargedview of a portion of th 7 coin slot and grippersof Fig, 13;

Fig. 13b is a view similar to Fig. 13a, showing a: coin partiallyinserted;

Fig. 14 is a cross-section on the line 14 mm Fig.7 looking in thedirection of the arrows;

Fig; 15 is a section on the line l5-l5 of Fig. 7,

looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 16 is a section on the line iii-l6 of Fig. 7, looking in thedirection of the arrows;

Fig. 17 is av detailed view of pawl mechanism employed in operating thecounter shaft; and

Fig.1 18 is a view similar to Fig. 11 showing the position of the partswhen a dime is being counted. 7

Referringnow to Figs. 1 to 6 of these drawings which illustrateapreferredembodimentof my "ivention, l indicates a fare register casinghaving at ,itsupper end a plate'ii provided with a coin, slot 2 andhaving coin actuated lever mechanism mounted therein preferably betweentwo plates of a frame3, supported in the casing by pinsd, i, andcomprising front and rear plates 3, 3 .suitably spaced and fastenedtogether to provide a coin-channel therebetween .which regarm'i':extending downwardly and pivotally connected through a slot-3 intheframe plate 3 to 'a counter-actuating slide 5 movable'to slide on theouter surface ofsaid frame plate and guided thereon by a pin-and-slotconnection ii, 6% said slide'being operatively connected with arotatable shaft 7 of a counter-mechanism 8 by means of a This countermechanism 3, which is conventional and does not per se constitute anypart of my invention, has single and double movements and is soarranged'that bya single or short predetermined movement of the shaft lthe counter 8 longer movement, of double extent, of said shaft willcause said'counter to indicate an increase of two numerals or digits.Obviously, therefore, a movement of the slide 5 by the lever 5 for apredetermined'short distance will produce a movement of said countershaft to indicate .one and agreat er'movement of said slide 8 by thelever 5 will cause an indication of two numerals or digits on saidcounter.

In accordance with my invention the counteractuating lever 5 will bemoved a greater distance by a coin of shorter diameter than by a coin ofgreater diameter, thus enabling me to utilizea nickel of relativelygreater diameter to .60 will indicate -a change of one number while a.

count one and a dime of relatively shorter diameter to count two on saidcounter.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, the lever 5 isspring-pressed into normal slotobstructing position and is arranged tomultiply at its lower end movement of the upper end thereof.

In said preferred embodiment of my invention, the lever 5 is providedwith a toe or nose 5 which is situated slightly below the slotted plate2 and partially obstructs at said end the entrance of a coin throughsaid slot 2 and I provide mechanism at the other end of the coin slotadapted to gauge coins inserted and upon the insertion of a nickel toproduce a relatively short movement of the lever arm 5 and upon theinsertion of a dime to produce a relatively longer movement of saidlever arm 5 This is accomplished by using a space-freeing lever, apredetermined movement of which in the opposite direction willcompensate for the difference in diameter of a nickel over the shortmovement of the counter-actuating lever 5 which is required to producesaid count of one. For this purpose, I pivotally mount beneath theopposite end of the coin slot 2 an auxiliary lever I2, movable to freespace and compensate as aforesaid, and which as shown, is pivotedbetween the plates 3' and 3 on the pivot I2. Said lever I2 is providedat its upper end with a coin engaging toe IZ disposed beneath the coinslot and obstructing, at the end of the slot opposite to the toe 5 theentrance of coins therethrough. This lever I2 is latched by a primaryspringpressed latch member I3 releasable only through movement of thecounter-actuating lever 5 and is also provided with a secondary springpressed latch I3 having a latching-toe I3 also disposed beneath the coinslot so as to partially obstruct the same and preferably disposed aboveand to one side of the toe I2"- of the said lever I2 and more remotefrom the opposite toe 5 The latch-toe l3 is as shown latched to a plateI 3* directly beneath the coin slot plate I. The latch member I3 ispressed into normal latching position by a spring i3 and the latchmember I3 is pressed into normal latching position by the spring I3.

This arrangement of the lever I2 and latches is such that when a dime orcoin of small diameter is inserted through the coin slot 2 it cannotsimultaneously unlatch the secondary latch member I3 of the auxiliarymember I2 and at the same time engage the main lever 5 to move the sameand release the latch I3.

The main lever 5 is yieldingly pressed into slot-obstructing position bya relatively strong spring I4 while the auxiliary lever I2 is pressedinto slot-obstructing position by a relatively weak spring I5. When adime is so'inserted, the double-latched lever It will thus remainlatched and the dime will abut and engage at one edge against the fixedtoe I2 of the lever I2 so that further pressing in of the dime willcause a relatively large movement to the right as shown in Fig. 3 of thelever arm 5' of the lever 5, thus causing a relatively long movement ofthe slide and a movement of double extent of the shaft I of the counter8 to cause a count of two to be indicated on said counter.

When, however, a nickel of large diameter, is inserted in said slot 2 itwill have a diameter sufficiently large to simultaneously engage thenose 5 of the lever 5 and the latch toe i3 of the spring-pressed latchI3, and this engagement will release the primary latch of the lever I'Z,thus allowing the lever I2 to be swung to the left as shown in Fig. 4,until it reaches its limit of movement, which movement, as shown, islimited by a stop I5 whereupon the nickel being of insufficient diameterto move the lever I2 further to the left will thereafter act furtherupon the lever 5 but will produce on said lever only a short movementwhich will cause the slide and shaft 1 to be similarly moved a shortdistance so as to produce a count of one only, on the counted mechanism.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, the parts are so positionedthat a coin having a size intermediate the size of a dime and a, nickelwill have sufiicient circumference to simultaneously engage the nose 5of the lever 5 and the latch to unlatch the lever I2 but will be ofsufficient diameter only to move this lever I2 to its full limit ofmovement without excess and consequently will be permitted to passthrough the coin-slot without moving the counter-actuating lever 5 toproduce a counting movement of the slide 8 and shaft of thecounter-mechanism, and thus passing through the device without beingregistered.

In accordance with the preferred form of my invention, I providespring-pressed pivoted wedge levers $6, I? for engaging the oppositefaces of the coin upon insertion thereof and thus preventing withdrawalof the coin after partial in sertion in the coin slot.

In said preferred embodiment illustrated, the lever I6 is pivoted on pinI6 in bearings I6 on the frame plate 3 while the lever I1 is pivoted onpins II in the bearings I? on the frame plate 3 These levers have toesextending toward each other and inclined downwardly from their pivots toobstruct the coin slot from opposite sides thereof. The opposite ends I6I'l are preferably adapted to have a given degree of free movement topermit the insertion of a coin within the slot. After such predeterminedamount of free movement, however, the lever arm I6" is engaged by aspring-actuated contact arm I8 of a crank member I8 mounted in bearingsI8 and being turned in the said bearings by actuation of a short crankarm I8 The con tact arm I8 of the lever I8 is swung into engagement withthe lever I6 by pressure of the spring 2 which is stretched andstrengthened upon an actuating movement of the lever 5 and the slide 5.The lever II is similarly controlled by a crank member I9 having acontact arm l9 and similarly mounted in bearings I9 and provided at itsopposite ends with a short crank arm I9 which is resiliently pressedinto initial position by the spring 20 but is forced further intoengaging position by an actuating movement of the said lever 5 and slide6.

A conventional bell 2I illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. l ispreferably provided together with means for ringing the same. As shownthe bell is mounted on an arm 22 secured to a bracket 22 and a bellringing hammer 23 is mounted at one end of a bell-ringing lever 23pivoted intermediate its ends at 23' on one end of the pin 6' and theopposite end 23 of said lever 23 is connected by link 23 to pin 23 fixedon the primary lever and which is movable in an arcuate slot 23 in thewall 3' of the frame 3 to cause a bellringing movement of the lever 23upon the actuation of the lever 5 by the insertion of a coin.

In operation, it being understood that the lever 5 has a range ofmovement sufficient to produce plural registering movements of thecounteractuating shaft, when a dime or coin of rela- .tively shortdiameter is inserted through the coin slot as illustrated in Fig. 3, thediameter of stationary and retained in a position projecting beneath theleft-hand end of thecoin slot and when such a small coin or dime isforced downwardly it will, as shown in Fig. 3, engage at one edgeagainst the nose of the lever i2 in stationary position and its oppositeedge will press the nose 5 of the lever. 5 laterally to the right. Thismovement of the nose of the lever! will be sufficient to produce,through the train of mechanism, which is connected to the opposite endof said lever 5 as hereinabove described, a double or plural registeringmovement. During this double registering movement, the primary latch i3will be raised and released by engagement of the slide 6 with itsopposite end, but as the lever i2 is also latched by the secondaryspring-pressedlatch it, the release of the latch i3 will not release thelever i2 which is, as above indicated, held in stationary position. Thedime therefore, because of its short diameter, acts only to move thelever 5 a longer plural registering movement.

When a coin of relatively long diameter, such -as a nickel, as shown inFig. i, is inserted into the coin slot, the longer diameter thereof willbe sufiicient to cause its opposite edges to engage the nose 5* of thelever 5 simultaneously with the latching toe w of the secondaryspring-pressed latch I3. Insertion of the nickel, therefore, will firstrelease the latch i3. It will then engage the toe 5 of the lever 5 andforce it outwardly to release the primary spring-pressed latch member 13from engagement with the lever 52, whereupon the lever 22 being urged byless spring pressure than lever 5 will move to the left as shown in Fig.4, thus freeing the path of the nickel and permitting the movement ofthe nickel downwardly tothe coin chute. Obviously, because of thiscompensatory movement of the lever i2, the

a lever 5 will only be caused to move a short predetermined distancewhich however, will be sufiicient to produce on the actuating shaft ofthe counter through the transmission means hereinabove specified, asingle registering move ment. 7

When a coin of intermediate diameter, such as a, penny, is inserted, thelever parts are preferably positioned so that the penny willsimultaneously engage the nose 5 of the lever and the latching, toe 53of the spring-pressed latch 53. The diameter of the penny, however, issuch the edges thereof will only, in accordance with the illustrationsshown in Fig. 5, press the nose 5 of the lever 5 a very short distanceto the right, and thismovement of the lever 5 will be insufficientto'produce a registering movement on the actuating shaft of. thecounter, though it will be sufficient to'raise the primary latch i3 inorder to release the lever i2 to enable movement of the same so as tofree the path of the penny without. a registering movement of the. lever5.

r In the form of my invention illustrated in and for this purpose eachof the coins after dropping through the frame 3 passes down through acoin chute 2 5 into a compartment 25 (Figs. 1

and 6) having a movable-bottom 26 movable laterallyto open and permitthe coin to drop into a lower compartment 21. Said bottom 26 is movableto drop a coin mounted thereon jointly by the crank rod 28 and the wedgemember 29. The crank rod 28 extends vertically and, as

shown, is pivoted in brackets 128 and the bottom 26 comprises alaterally-extending arm at the lower end of said rod which movespivotally on the rocking of said crank arm to release a coin mountedthereon. Said rod is'provided at the upper end with an arm 28 whichextends into the path of movement of the slide 6 so that upon theinsertion of each successive coin, the rod will be rocked and thepreceding coin Will be dropped into the compartment 21. The wedge member29 isconnected to the pivoted manuallyoperable spring-closed bottom 30which upon inward movement by the fingers will cause the wedge surface29 to engage and move the bottomfe to'oause any coin on the movablebottom 26 to be dropped into the hand of the operator. The movement ofthe bottom 30 also enables the operator to empty coins in thatcompartment into his hand. The rod 28 also has an intermediate arm 28which is engaged by a spring 28 fastened at 28 to normally retain thebottom in closed position and to keep the arm 28 in contact with theslide 6.

InFigs. 7 to 18 I have shown a modified form of fare box in which thediameter-gauging coinactuated lever mechanism, and the coin-grippingmechanism are all substantially similar to that hei'einabove described,the principal difference in construction being that the countershaft Iis provided with a ratchet wheeliii and the end of the primary lever 5is connected with'pawl 32 (see Fig. 10) guided into engagement with thelever 5 to a pin on the auxiliary lever i2. Still another difference inconstruction is the employment of a coin-separating element 35 andseparate chutes 35 and'36 for the nickel and dime respectively.

In Figs. 7 to 9, 13, 13a and 131) I have shown two forms ofcoin-gripping mechanism to pre-- vent retraction of inserted coins. 132)show my preferred form of coin gripping mechanism which eifectivelyprevents retraction of a coin as soon as a section thereof is insertedin the coin slot. In thisform the gripping-contact elements it il areinclined downwardly from the pivots 56, H and provide a secure grip onthe coin C as indicated in Fig. 131). The inclination of the elements l6li downwardly from the fixed mounting pivots causes a stronger wedgingaction than when these elements are substantially horizontal as shown inFigs. '7 to 9 r and 13.

In other essential respects the mechanism is similar to that hereinabovedescribed.

I-Iaving described my'invention, I claim:

1. In a fare register of the character specified, a casing having acoin-insertion slot, a countermechanisrn having character wheels and anactuating shaft, a pair of pivoted levers having coin-contact portionsarranged at opposed ends Figs. 13a and r and partially obstructing saidcoin-slot against the admission of coins of varying diameters, one ofsaid levers having a counter-actuating connection with said actuatingshaft and a range of movement sufficient to produce plural or singleregistering movements of the counter-actuating shaft, said lever beingmovable by coins of varying diameters, and the other lever cooperatingwith said counter-actuating lever and having a coin-contacting portionspaced from the coincontacting portion of said counterctuating lever adistance in stationary position suii'icient to cause a coin ofrelatively short diameter to move the coin-contacting part of saidcounteractuating lever to produce a plural registering movement of saidcounter-actuating shaft, latching means for retaining said cooperatinglever in stationary position during insertion of a coin of relativelyshort diameter and releasable to cause movement thereof by a coin ofrelatively long diameter whereby said counter-actuating lever and saidactuating shaft will be moved through a lesser distance to produce asingle registering movement.

2. In a fare register of the character specified, a casing having acoin-insertion slot, a countermechanism having character wheels and anactuating shaft, a pair of pivoted levers having coincontact portionsarranged at opposed ends and partially obstructing said coin-slotagainst the admission of coins of varying diameters, one of said levershaving a counter-actuating connection with said actuating shaft and arange of movement suificient to produce plural or single registeringmovements of the counter-actuating shaft, said lever being movable bycoins of varying diameters, and the other lever cooperating with saidcounter-actuating lever and having a coin-contacting portion spaced fromthe coincontacting portion of said counter-actuating l ver a distance instationary position sufficient to cause a coin of relatively shortdiameter to move the coin-contacting part of said counteractuating leverto produce a plural registering movement of said counter-actuatingshaft, latching means for retaining said cooperating lever in stationaryposition during insertion of a coin or" relatively short diameter andreleasable to cause movement thereof by a coin of relatively longdiameter whereby said counter-actuating lever and said actuating shaftwill be moved through a lesser distance to produce a single registeringmovement; said contact portions of said levers being so spaced that acoin of intermediate diameter will act to release said latchingmechanism and move both levers but will move said counter-actuatinglever a distance less than required to cause a registering movement.

3. In a fare register of the character specified, a casing having acoin-insertion slot, at counter-mechanism having character wheels and anactuating shaft, and coin-actuated lever mechanism comprising a primarypivoted, springpressed counter-actuating lever connected at one end withsaid counter-actuating shaft and having its other end yieldinglyobstructing one end of the coin slot and having a range of movementsufiicient to produce plural or single registering movements of saidshaft, and an auxiliary pivoted, spring-pressed lever yieldinglyobstructing the opposite end of said slot and movable in the oppositedirection a distance suflicient to compensate in movement for thedifference in diameter of a larger coin over a smaller one, latchingmechanism connected with said auxiliary lever for retaining saidauxiliary lever in stationary position during insertion of a coin ofrelatively short diameter to cause a movement of said primary leversufficient to produce a plural-registering movement thereof, saidlatching mechanism being releasable by a coin of relatively longdiameter and th power of the springs pressing said levers beingrelatively arranged to cause initial movement of said auxiliary leverand a subsequent movement of said primary lever to produce asingle-registering movement of said shaft.

A fare register embodying, in combination, a casing having a coininsertion slot, a countermechanism mounted in said casing havingcharacter wheels and an actuating shaft adapted upon a relatively shortrotary movement to move its character wheels to count one and upon agreater movement of said shaft to move its character wheels to counttwo, and coin-actuated lever mechanism comprising a primaryspringpressed counter-actuating lever connected at one end with saidcounter-actuating shaft and hav ing its other end yieldingly obstructingone end of the coin slot and an auxiliary compensating lever releasableand movable by a coin of relatively large diameter to free insertionspace and to limit movement of the counter-actuating lever by a largediameter coin, said compensating auxiliary lever being provided with apart obstructing the other end of said coin slot at a predeterminedposition and having a main latch member unlatchable only throughmovement of the primary counterctuating lever and also provided with asecondary latch member also obstructing said end of the coin slot at aposition spaced from said primary lever a distance greater than thelength of the diameter of a coin of relatively short diameter, saidauxiliary lever in latched position being engageable with one edge of ashorter diameter coin to force the other edge against the primary leverto produce a long movement with a double count on said counter, saidprimary lever and secondary latch being simultaneously engageable by alonger diameter coin to unlatch both latches and permit an initialdiameter-compensating and space-freeing movement of said auxiliarylever, and a stop member positioned to limit the compensating movementof said auxiliary lever by one edge of a coin of relatively longdiameter to force the opposite edge of said coin on insertion to movethe primary lever to a position producing a singlecount on the countermechanism.

5. A fare register embodying, in combination, a casing having a coininsertion slot, a. countermechanism mounted in said casing havingcharacter wheels and an actuating shaft adapted upon a relatively shortrotary movement to move its character wheels to count one and upon agreater movement cfsaid shaft to move its character wheels to count two,and coin-actuated lever mechanism comprising a primary spring-pressedcounter-actuating lever connecte at one end with said counter-actuatinshaft and having its other end yieldingly obstructing one end of thecoin slot and an auxiliary compensating lever releasable and movable bya coin of relatively large diameter to free insertion space and to limitmovement of the counter-actuating lever by a large diameter coin, saidcompensating auxiliary lever being provided with a part obstructing theother end of said coin slot at a predetermined position and having amain latch member unlatchable only through movement of the; primarycounter-actuating lever and also provided with a secondary latch memberalso obstructing said end of the coin slot at a position 7 tialdiameter-compensating and space-freeing movement of said auxiliarylever, and a stop member positioned to limit the compensating movementof said auxiliary lever by one edge of a coin of relatively longdiameter to force the opposite edge of said coin on insertion to movethe primary lever to a position producing a singlecount on the countermechanism, the distance between said stop-limited position of saidauxiliary lever and the single-count producing position of said primarylever being greater than the diameter of an intermediate sized coin.

SOREN MADSEN.

